Edmonton Oilers President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Peter Chiarelli announced today, the club has hired Ian Herbers as an Assistant Coach.
Herbers, 47, has spent the past three seasons as Head Coach of the University of Alberta’s (U of A) Golden Bears. In 2014-15, he led the men’s hockey team to their second straight Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) National Championship.
The Jasper, Alberta native has enjoyed success at the U of A the past three seasons, posting a record of 72-12-0 against conference opponents, 12-1-0 record in conference playoffs, 7-1-0 record in CIS University Cup games, 28-5-0 record in non-conference play and an overall record of 119-19-0.